Company DescriptionFor 25 years, Level has developed marketing solutions for some of the world’s most innovative brands. We believe the best solutions come from collaborative working partnerships with our clients. Whether an established brand, or a start-up, we believe in the power of creative strategy, design, and technology to solve business challenges.
OverviewAs a part-time Freelance Senior Experience Designer at Level, you're a strong advocate for the customer. You're formally trained in design and passionate about customer-centric innovation. You take pride in your work. You obsess over details and insist on iterating until you've gotten it right. You see feedback as a good thing. You're a great storyteller who is at ease presenting and discussing your work with clients and stakeholders. You challenge old ways of thinking and put the customer at the center of everything you do. User-Centered Design methodologies are second nature to you.
*Please note that this freelance opportunity is for 20 hours a week for up to 4 weeks.
Responsibilities- Transform complex problems into elegant experiences
- Ideation, concept development and experience innovation
- Creation of sketches, wireframes, specifications, prototypes, scenarios and storyboards
- Close collaboration with development teams to ensure that design intent is achieved
- Collaborate closely with UX designers, copywriters, design researchers, creative technologists, product owners and mobile developers
- Working closely to ensure feasibility of designs
- Advocate for the user throughout the project lifecycle
- Stay abreast of current design methodologies, practices and trends
- Experience in working in agile methodologies
- Participation in observational studies, usability testing and other customer research
- Effective communication of conceptual ideas, detailed designs, and design approaches/rationales
QualificationsEducation
- Bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction or industrial design preferred.
- Certification programs, workshops and/or bootcamps also considered with 3+ years of professional experience with both agency and consulting companies.
Experience
- Real world practice of experience design demonstrated in the following areas: complex software UX/UI patterns for marketing tech platforms, retail oriented transactional or ecommerce experiences, familiar with web3 UX/UI design patterns.
- Able to operate seamlessly within medium to large-sized teams, preferably in a cross disciplinary digital agency
- Strong familiarity with standard XD toolset including Sketch.
- Proficient at creating key XD artifacts within design thinking methodology.
- Working knowledge of agile and waterfall methodologies, responsive web, atomic design and design systems.
- Strong ability to communicate and collaborate with clients and provide regular updates on project progress.
Additional InformationAt Publicis Groupe, we offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance.
You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits. You will also be eligible to participate in the Publicis 401(k) Plan after you complete 1,000 work hours in a consecutive 12-month period.
Level Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: $70 to $80/hr. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. This role may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. This role may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met.The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be November 13, 2024.